17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.